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Build a Playground
Our Dream Playground
Our new step-by-step project planner offers the money and know-how to make your playground dreams come true.
Tools and Resources
Get funding, learn the nuts and bolts of building a great place to play, and improve your local playground.
Become a Community Partner
Build a great place to play for your community with the help of your neighbors, friends, KaBOOM! and our Funding Partners.
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Take Action for Play
Save Play in Your Community
Get tips, ideas, and inspiration for making your community more playful.
Playful City USA
Our Playful City USA program recognizes cities and towns that embrace play as a priority.
KaBOOM! Community
Connect and share with other folks who are trying to bring play to their communities.
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The Map of Play
Playing Near You
Find, add, rate, and review playgrounds in your community.
Play Deserts
Where are playgrounds needed most and what happens when kids have nowhere to play?
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About KaBOOM!
What We Do
KaBOOM! is a national nonprofit dedicated to saving play for America’s children.
Who We Are
We are peppy, purple-adorned people who passionately promote the power of play!
Partner With Us
Our partners help us to create new playgrounds and to spread the word about the importance of PLAY.
Learn More About Play
Knowledge is power. Advocacy is when knowledge meets passion and is passed on. Your heart is in the right place, and facts about play and its importance are going to assist you in creating a powerful message that is focused and credible.
All the information, data, and research are readily available. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel. Begin your research here! We have researched and compiled an excellent repository of information that supports the need for play in all children’s lives.
Beyond the KaBOOM! website, we recommend the following articles to arm you with a strong context for advocating and provide you with additional data to support your passionate appeal.




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